What Are Catalytic Converters, And Why Is Nearly Every Car Required To Have One?

Modern vehicles and the internal combustion engines that power them — well, most of them, that is — have come a long way in ...
USA Today

Catalytic converter thefts are up: How to protect your catalytic converter from being stolen

In 2022, thefts nationwide were 540% higher than all of 2020, public data company BeenVerified found. Thieves are slipping under cars to swipe catalytic converters, those pollution-control gadgets ...
KTLA

Catalytic converter thief sends not-so-subtle warning to homeowner

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A Gardena woman had a rough start to her day ...
WGAL

Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise

VICTIM. DAVID, MICHELANGELO’S DAVID. FOR THIS LANCASTER COUNTY COUPLE, THEIR RECENT TO EUROPE WAS THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME. WE WENT TO ITALY FOR ABOUT TEN DAYS WHEN THEY RETURNED TO THE INTERNATIONAL ...
ConsumerAffairs

Cost to replace a catalytic converter

Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. Catalytic converter replacement is a cost most car owners hope to avoid. Unfortunately, theft of this important car part has been more common ...
Chicago Sun-Times

A proposal to curb catalytic converter thefts is a good start, but more is needed

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